EL · 2022 · migr_eiord

Return orders issued to non-EU citizens

Greece, 2022

Return orders issued to non-EU citizens
33,500
Greece, 2022
▲ 16.3% vs 2021 (28,815)
Analysis

In 2022, Greece's return orders issued to non-eu citizens increased by 16.3% compared to 2021, reaching 33,500.

Greece accounts for 7.3% of the EU-27 total of 461,710.

Greece ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 26.8% (from 45,765 in 2017).

Source: Eurostat dataset migr_eiord, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
7.3%
EU-27: 461,710
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